Effect of Hula Hooping as Compared to Walking on Adipose Tissue Distribution, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Android Obesity, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue (AT) Gene Expression
• Interventions: Other: Exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01913171
• Lead Sponsor: University of Helsinki

Brief Summary

o determine effects of hula-hooping on android obesity, metabolic parameters and adipose tissue (AT) gene expression.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-18
• Status Verified: 2013-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 2013-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

• age between 18 and 70 years
• central adiposity as measured by the waist circumference (>80 cm in females and >94 cm in males) (9)
• ability to hula-hoop for a minimum of 2 minutes and to have the necessary space available for this activity either at home or at work
• ability to communicate meaningfully with the investigator and legal competence to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• clinical or biochemical evidence of disease other than obesity as judged by history, physical examination and standard laboratory tests
• excessive use of alcohol, i.e., over 20 g/day
• use of medications known to affect glucose or lipid metabolism and
• pregnancy or lactation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Walking	Exercise	WALK. The participants were instructed to walk daily, at first week 12minutes/day, week II 16mins/day, week III 20mins/day, week IV 24 mins/day, week V 28mins/day, week VI 32mins/day at a pace that would moderately increase heart rate and result in sweating
Hula-hooping	Exercise	HULA. The participants were instructed to hula hoop daily, at first week 6minutes/day, week II 8mins/day, week III 10mins/day, week IV 12 mins/day, week V 14mins/day, week VI 16mins/day

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Android obesity	6weeks	The primary objective was to evaluate the change in the % fat in the android region as measured by DEXA during 6 weeks of HULA as compared to WALK

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
metabolic parameters	6weeks	The secondary objectives included the comparison of differences in waist circumference (cm), relative and absolute trunk and limb muscle mass as measured by DEXA (% and kg), fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l), fasting serum insulin (mU/l), liver enzymes (U/l), fasting plasma LDL and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides (mmol/l). Gene expression was analyzed in adipose tissue biopsies collected before and after each exercise intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Medicine, University of Helsinki; 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland